Nice, thinking of getting some chickens again this spring. So many predators though they pretty much need to be babysat if they are free ranging around the property. Neighbors have a free range flock and have constant losses. I think it would be a good experience for the kids to have some responsibility of tending a flock and having an idea that food doesn't magically just come out of thin air.

Nice, thinking of getting some chickens again this spring. So many predators though they pretty much need to be babysat if they are free ranging around the property. Neighbors have a free range flock and have constant losses. I think it would be a good experience for the kids to have some responsibility of tending a flock and having an idea that food doesn't magically just come out of thin air.

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Quarter off your yard with welded wire fence. Dig it 12" deep to keep diggers out. Use bird netting at 8' for hawks. Free range is great until you think of losses.